Scientists glimpse why life can't happen without water
Scientists are getting closer to directly observing how and why water is essential to life as we know it.
Biochemistry
Jun 20, 2016
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News tagged with protein dynamics
Key insights into a protein linked to diabetes and hypertension
The amount of salt and water in our cells and their pH is strictly controlled for cell survival. To maintain the necessary balance, special proteins perform the essential role of exchanging protons (hydrogen ions, or H+) ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 30, 2022
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New findings on SARS-CoV-2 protein shed light on virus's ability to infect cells
At the start of a COVID-19 infection, the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 docks onto human cells using the spike-like proteins on its surface. The spike protein is at the centre of vaccine development because it triggers an immune ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 18, 2020
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How bacteria adhere to fiber in the gut
Researchers have revealed a new molecular mechanism by which bacteria adhere to cellulose fibers in the human gut. Thanks to two different binding modes, they can withstand the shear forces in the body. Scientists of the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 28, 2020
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Study sheds new light on how cellular transport systems harness energy to perform their work inside the cell
Using highly sensitive fluorescent probes, a team of scientists from the University of Connecticut has captured the never-before-seen structural dynamics of an important protein channel inside the cell's primary power plant ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 7, 2013
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Unlocking nature's quantum engineering for efficient solar energy
(Phys.org)—Quantum scale photosynthesis in biological systems which inhabit extreme environments could hold key to new designs for solar energy and nanoscale devices. Certain biological systems living in low light environments ...
Quantum Physics
Jan 7, 2013
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Researchers shed light on the molecular activation of the MAP kinase p38α cytokine storm 'switch'
Constant exposure of cells to stressing agents, such as pathogens, may disturb an organism's normal functioning. To fight stress, cells have developed several coping mechanisms, including the inflammatory response.
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 14, 2023
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'Super' simulations offer fresh insight into serotonin receptors
Scientists at the University of Maryland (UMD) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered a way to detect the molecular mechanism by which 5HT3A, a serotonin receptor located at the neuron ...
Biochemistry
Jan 3, 2020
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It's complicated: Hidden protein folding complexity revealed by simple Markov state models
(Phys.org)—Complex systems often exhibit metastable dynamical behavior – that is, the systems appears to be in an equilibrium state but are actually confined to part of the phase space, while at much longer time scales ...
Self-assembling material that grows and changes shape could lead to artificial arteries
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have developed a way of assembling organic molecules into complex tubular tissue-like structures without the use of moulds or techniques like 3D printing.
Materials Science
Sep 28, 2015
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